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and israel's air force has stepped up its bombardment. it calls these precision strikes on terror targets-- weapons dumps and launch sites. but in crowded gaza, civilians are suffering too. there is no such thing as a war in which innocents escape. omar was just 11 months old, a happy and smiling boy, his mother says. now, she is lost in grief, her son and her sister in law died when an israeli shell crashed through their roof and began an all consuming inferno. an older brother survived, no one in the family can bear to tell him what happened. >> we have rockets here, we have guns? around my place, we don't have any resistance. all of them is civilians. just civilians. >> reporter: tonight, palestinian rockets are reaching ever closer to israel's heart. sirens sounding over tel aviv, the biggest city. authorities have told residents to be ready to run to shelters. meanwhile israel is massing forces at the gaza border, their presence a warning to hamas and perhaps a statement of intent, too. >> suarez: after nightfall in the region, israe
and israel's air force has stepped up its bombardment. it calls these precision strikes on terror targets-- weapons dumps and launch sites. but in crowded gaza, civilians are suffering too. there is no such thing as a war in which innocents escape. omar was just 11 months old, a happy and smiling boy, his mother says. now, she is lost in grief, her son and her sister in law died when an israeli shell crashed through their roof and began an all consuming inferno. an older brother survived, no...
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nobody will fire into israel. israel has agreed to stop the bombardment. at 9:00 p.m. everything went quiet. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned and said we're ready to ramp it up again if there's one breaking of that cease-fire. basically, the idea, is it is an honor agreement. each side will stop. >> fa. thank you. shortly after that conversation i talked to sheera frenkel. what are you hearing from israeli officials you're talking to. did they get what they wanted and do they think this will smold. >> the israeli leadership is definitely trying to portray at this point, the feeling of success to the israeli public. we've heard from spokespeople from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, from defense minister ehud barak, that they achieved a lot of theirs goals, a cease-fire agreement with hamas in which they agree to not fire rockets. on a military level, they say they've managed to take out a lot of hamas' long-range rockets. that's something at the very beginning of this military operation, israeli officials promised the public here. >> now i
nobody will fire into israel. israel has agreed to stop the bombardment. at 9:00 p.m. everything went quiet. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned and said we're ready to ramp it up again if there's one breaking of that cease-fire. basically, the idea, is it is an honor agreement. each side will stop. >> fa. thank you. shortly after that conversation i talked to sheera frenkel. what are you hearing from israeli officials you're talking to. did they get what they wanted and...
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, here they are brokering between hamas and israel. it's a new role for this government but it also shows that they're playing a very significant place witin the region right now. >brown:hado you think about that? and also this question of hamas gaining a kind of legitimacy through all of this through egyptians, other foreign ministers coming to gaza and leaving abbas out of it. >> he's sort of out in the cold. i agree with ambassador ross. the egyptians have been playing a very prominent role, but i think we can't ignore the fact that hamas has been greatly em imoald ened even since the attacks began, even since the assassination of their top military commander, their popularity, their stock, if you wil in the region h skyrocketed while their rivals in the west bank have plummeted smed even we're at a situation now where the exact opposite of the intended outcome is what we have. the policy has been for the last five years to support and build up the leadership in the west bank. >> brown: the u.s. policy. the u.s. policy, right. and t
, here they are brokering between hamas and israel. it's a new role for this government but it also shows that they're playing a very significant place witin the region right now. >brown:hado you think about that? and also this question of hamas gaining a kind of legitimacy through all of this through egyptians, other foreign ministers coming to gaza and leaving abbas out of it. >> he's sort of out in the cold. i agree with ambassador ross. the egyptians have been playing a very...
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and israel decides what crosses- - goods, people. it is a complete commercial strangehold on a place desperate to be a country. policemen able to show themselves on the streets without being targets for the first time in nine days. fighters, too, and so many people in gaza claim their ability to fire rockets into tel aviv and jerusalem has changed everything. we went north this morning, as did so many gazans, to areas they fled in recent days. up here in north gaza, close to the frontier with israel, people are used to the airstrikes that come, the craters that pockmark the countryside and that destroy their buildings. let's face, it's happened now every few years. so when you come here, you'll find a sense of relief and immediate happiness, of course, but people are pretty skeptical about whether the peace will last. >> ( translated ): god willing i hope it holds but i'm 50/50. they've been breaking their promises since the prophet's day. >> reporter: mobility scooter meets hamas flag. ahmed atah lost both legs in the last israeli i
and israel decides what crosses- - goods, people. it is a complete commercial strangehold on a place desperate to be a country. policemen able to show themselves on the streets without being targets for the first time in nine days. fighters, too, and so many people in gaza claim their ability to fire rockets into tel aviv and jerusalem has changed everything. we went north this morning, as did so many gazans, to areas they fled in recent days. up here in north gaza, close to the frontier with...
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it's either us or israel in this land. these are the dead from one family: four children who died with their father and mother, their aunts and their sisters. the house where they lived and perished in an instant has been wiped from the earth, whether this was the result of a misguided missile isn't clear. israel says it was targeting aha mass official. but both sides know that this grim spectacle adds to the pressure on israel to hold its fire. israel says the high price it extracts from its enemies, it is only guarantee of safety. but here in gaza often that means that the innocent bear the cost. that not only fuels the hatred but the desire for revenge. this person survived the explosion that killed so many of his family. he has run out of hope. >> everything is lost. everything. it's getting worse and worse and worse. >> reporter: day six of this war began with the destruction of the gaza sports stadium. used israel claims as a training camp for terrorists. this conflict has not yet run its course nor claimed its last
it's either us or israel in this land. these are the dead from one family: four children who died with their father and mother, their aunts and their sisters. the house where they lived and perished in an instant has been wiped from the earth, whether this was the result of a misguided missile isn't clear. israel says it was targeting aha mass official. but both sides know that this grim spectacle adds to the pressure on israel to hold its fire. israel says the high price it extracts from its...
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in recent days, he'd garnered worldwide praise for mediating a cease-fire between israel and hamas. today, he told a supportive crowd outside the presidential palace in cairo that granting himself sweeping powers was necessary to prevent figures from the old regime from halting progress. >> ( translated ): i haven't taken a decision to use it against anyone-- to go against anyone is something that i could never be associated with-- or announcing that i am biased towards anyone. however, i must put myself on a clear path that will lead to the achievement of a clear goal. >> brown: the president's backers insisted the decree would be in effect only until a new constitution is approved. >> ( translated ): yes, he might be a dictator for the time being or might have unprecedented power throughout this period of two months, but after that, these powers will be transferred to an elected parliament. >> brown: but tens of thousands of anti-morsi protesters rallied in tahrir square, the heart of last year's popular revolution that led to end of the regime of hosni mubarak. they threw rocks a
in recent days, he'd garnered worldwide praise for mediating a cease-fire between israel and hamas. today, he told a supportive crowd outside the presidential palace in cairo that granting himself sweeping powers was necessary to prevent figures from the old regime from halting progress. >> ( translated ): i haven't taken a decision to use it against anyone-- to go against anyone is something that i could never be associated with-- or announcing that i am biased towards anyone. however, i...
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. >> we did not come here seeking to delegitimize a state established years ago, and that is israel. rather, we came to affirm the legitimacy of a state that must now achieve its independence, and this is palestine. >> sreenivasan: palestinians said the vote would strengthen their hand in future peace talks with israel. but the israeli ambassador to the u.n., ron prosor, warned that the palestinians are turning their backs on peace. >> for as long as president abbas prefers symbolism over reality, as long as he prefers to travel to new york for u.n. resolutions rather than travel to jerusalem for genuine dialogue, any hope of peace will be out of reach. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, a bipartisan group of u.s. senators said today they will push to cut off u.s. aid, if the palestinians use their new status to bring israel before the international criminal court. in iraq, a wave of attacks today killed at least 43 people. most of the victims were in the city of hillah, south of baghdad. back-to-back explosions targeted shi-ite pilgrims and emergency responders. the force of the blasts left
. >> we did not come here seeking to delegitimize a state established years ago, and that is israel. rather, we came to affirm the legitimacy of a state that must now achieve its independence, and this is palestine. >> sreenivasan: palestinians said the vote would strengthen their hand in future peace talks with israel. but the israeli ambassador to the u.n., ron prosor, warned that the palestinians are turning their backs on peace. >> for as long as president abbas prefers...
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. >> the domestic unrest has more than shadowed morsi's role in the cease-fire between israel and hamas. concern was growing about more trouble in cairo tomorrow. this afternoon, the muzz lum brotherhood spokesman said the party had postponed demonstrations tuesday to avoid bloodshed. >> brown: a short while ago i spoke with nancy youssef. nan nancy youssef, let's begin with the latest statements from president morsi's spokesman. it's hard to know whether the president is backing off or simply clarifying the pronouncements he made late last week. how is it being red in cairo? >> >> reporter: that's exactly how it feels here after several days of protests, and tents in tahrir square, the scene that led to the overthrough of the previous regime. a spokesman came out saying he would have the final say over all sovereign matters. what constitutes a sovereign matter remains unclear. it seems they could be as broad or as specific as morsi wants. and under that agreement, he has ultimate say oaf those matters, and there's nobody who can overrule his decision. and that could apply to thingses l
. >> the domestic unrest has more than shadowed morsi's role in the cease-fire between israel and hamas. concern was growing about more trouble in cairo tomorrow. this afternoon, the muzz lum brotherhood spokesman said the party had postponed demonstrations tuesday to avoid bloodshed. >> brown: a short while ago i spoke with nancy youssef. nan nancy youssef, let's begin with the latest statements from president morsi's spokesman. it's hard to know whether the president is backing...
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chief negotiator saeb erekat accused israel of "defying the whole international community." in syria, internet access and most phone service was blocked for a second day. opposition activists blamed the regime. government officials insisted rebels were behind the outage. meanwhile, fighting continued in and around damascus, but government troops managed to reopen the road to the city's airport. the u.s. soldier accused of espionage in the wikileaks document dump has conceded he considered suicide after his arrest. private first class bradley manning was cross-examined today in a pre-trial hearing at fort meade, maryland. he admitted making a noose out of bed sheets before being sent to the u.s. marine corps brig at quantico, virginia. manning says his treatment there was so harsh, the charges should be dismissed. the military says manning was a suicide risk, so jailers kept him isolated and took away his clothes. the holders of half of that record powerball jackpot of $588 million came forward today in missouri. a 52-year-old mechanic, mark hill, and his wife cindy were intr
chief negotiator saeb erekat accused israel of "defying the whole international community." in syria, internet access and most phone service was blocked for a second day. opposition activists blamed the regime. government officials insisted rebels were behind the outage. meanwhile, fighting continued in and around damascus, but government troops managed to reopen the road to the city's airport. the u.s. soldier accused of espionage in the wikileaks document dump has conceded he...
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>>the situation with iran in israel, if conflicts continue to arise between them, how is that going to affect our country and our relationship with the middle east? >> sreenivasan: expectations for immigration reform. >> i believe students or citizens or anybody in the community who has strifed to get a college education should have a bath way to become a legal citizen. >> sreenivasan: a number of students voice for their desire for more options at the voting booth. >> i think the tea party system isn't doing us much more good anymore. we need to open it up and allow space for other options. >> sreenivasan: despite their concerns, almost all the young voters interviewed said they were hopeful about the future. >> the hum... the human race is always trying to look for ways to understand each other. we are not in the worst situation that we've ever had before. the future should be better even if it's more difficult, it should be better. >> sreenivasan: others were more cautiously optimistic. >> i'm hopeful about the future but not in a traditional sense. i'm not hopeful in politicians on
>>the situation with iran in israel, if conflicts continue to arise between them, how is that going to affect our country and our relationship with the middle east? >> sreenivasan: expectations for immigration reform. >> i believe students or citizens or anybody in the community who has strifed to get a college education should have a bath way to become a legal citizen. >> sreenivasan: a number of students voice for their desire for more options at the voting booth....
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. >> israel, rished murdoch became almost the third rail of local politics. even though what he said, you know, was consistent with-- it was-- and not indefensible. there appeared to be a callous, almost disregard for the terrible experience of being raped, let alone a pregnancy coming out of that rape. >> you talk about the gender issue. it's always important to stinguish between married women and single women. >> that's right. >> married women were very strongly for republicans, single women very strongly for democrats. the sociological trend over the past 20 years is there are a lot more single people, men and women. so the numbers just get bigger as the country goes into what they call living solo. >> woodruff: and it calls to mind the strategy that obama very transparently employed, talking about planned parenthood, talking about the position of the republicans on-- not just on abortion but on contraception, and there was a lot of criticism-- has be a lot of criticism-- >> i've heard criticism from women, from democratic women, saying that all the conver
. >> israel, rished murdoch became almost the third rail of local politics. even though what he said, you know, was consistent with-- it was-- and not indefensible. there appeared to be a callous, almost disregard for the terrible experience of being raped, let alone a pregnancy coming out of that rape. >> you talk about the gender issue. it's always important to stinguish between married women and single women. >> that's right. >> married women were very strongly for...
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of rockets into southern israel, six days after the escalation began. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have reports from gaza city and tel aviv, and talk with journalist nancy youssef in cairo, where diplomatic efforts to broker peace are under way. >> woodruff: then, we turn to the other hot conflict in the middle east, in syria. margaret warner takes us inside the opposition forces and examines turkey's efforts to help the rebels. >> gist around this corner down this cobblestone street is a back alley where you can fiefned a whole underground economy. an underground economy that helps keep the syrian resistance going. >> brown: president obama makes an historic trip to myanmar. ray suarez looks at the asian country's steps away from a closed military dictatorship. >> woodruff: paul solman reports from the rockaways on new york's long island about insurance woes for victims of hurricane sandy. >> everything you're looking at here is destroyed. this used to be a really beautiful restaurant. >>
of rockets into southern israel, six days after the escalation began. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have reports from gaza city and tel aviv, and talk with journalist nancy youssef in cairo, where diplomatic efforts to broker peace are under way. >> woodruff: then, we turn to the other hot conflict in the middle east, in syria. margaret warner takes us inside the opposition forces and examines turkey's efforts to help...
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. >> brown: israel and the militant group hamas slid closer to all-out war today. the israelis blasted gaza with scores of air strikes, and the palestinians said 16 people were killed there. hamas and its allies fired more than 200 rockets and even struck as far away as tel aviv. three israelis were killed. we begin with this report by john ray of "independent television news." ( gunfire ) >> reporter: in gaza, gunfire and a thirst for revenge. >> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america."
. >> brown: israel and the militant group hamas slid closer to all-out war today. the israelis blasted gaza with scores of air strikes, and the palestinians said 16 people were killed there. hamas and its allies fired more than 200 rockets and even struck as far away as tel aviv. three israelis were killed. we begin with this report by john ray of "independent television news." ( gunfire ) >> reporter: in gaza, gunfire and a thirst for revenge. >> this is "bbc...